Books suggested for Civil Services Exams

Public Administration
For Preliminary Examination
1. Indian Administration - Ramesh K. Arora & Rajni Goyal.
2. Indian Administration - S.R. Maheswari.
3. Administrative Theory - Avasti & Avasti
4. Public Administration - Avasti & Maheswari.
5. Administrative Thinkers - R. Prasad and Prasad.
6. Administrative Thinkers - S.R. Maheswari
7. Public Administration - Sadan and Sharma
8. Local Government - S.R. Maheswari
9. New Horizons of Public Administration - Mohit Bhattacharya
10.Public Administration Theory and concepts - Rumki Basu
11.Public Administration (Manual) (TATA MC Graw Hill) Laxmikanth
12.Indian Constitution - D.D. Basup (or) Pandey
13.Public Administration and Public Affairs - Nicholas Henry
14.Modern Public Administration - Nigro and Nigro
For General Reference
1. Public administration in theory and practice - M.P. Sharma and B.L
Sadan
2. Public administration - Mohit Bhattacharya
3. Modern public administration - Nigro and Nigro
4. Theories and principles of administration : Administrative thinkers Prasad & Prasad
5. Principles of management - Terry and Frankline

6. Administrative Behaviors: Managing organizational behavior - Paul

Hersey & Kenneth Blanchard
7. Personal Administration - Public personal administration - O. Glennstal
8. Financial administration: Financial administration of India - M.J.K.
Thavaray
9. Comparative administration : public administration a comparative
perspective - Ferrel Heady or Comparative public administration Ramesh
10.Control over administration : Public administration - Avasthi &
Maheswari
11.Central administration in India: Central administration - A. Avasthi
12.Civil Services in India : Indian administration - S.R. Maheswari, State
13.District and local administration: State administration - J.D. Shukla
14.District administration -- S. S. Khera
15.Local Government in India - S.R. Maheshwari
16.Laxmikant's guide (for clearing conepts)
17.IGNOU Study Materials
18.IJPA articles on relevant topics
19.Current News Papers

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